Deadline nears to apply for NHMS scholarships

The Reddick High School Scholarship Fund was renamed in honor of D.A. Lewis, left, in 2024, and he received a plaque from Lisa Yearwood, the daughter of longtime Reddick High School coach Jack Yearwood, at the 2024 RHS reunion. [File photo by Annabelle Leitner]

This year the Reddick High School Reunion committee will present two scholarships for $1,000 each for outstanding seniors at North Marion High School.

The scholarship has been renamed the D.A. Lewis Jr. RHS Reunion Scholarship in honor of the celebrated 1954 RHS graduate. Lewis also graduated from the University of Florida with an agricultural degree and became a successful farmer in Marion County.

The idea of creating a scholarship was instigated by Lewis, who established this in memory of all those RHS Terriers who attended the school from 1927 to 1964. The school was renamed North Marion High School and eventually consolidated three north end schools, the Reddick Terriers, Anthony Red Devils and Fort McCoy Pirates.

At the most recent RHS Reunion, the Donald Dukes family donated a $1,000 scholarship to be given this school year in memory of their brother, Donald, who became the program manager of what is now known as the worldwide web computer system. Dukes graduated from RHS in 1955.

North Marion seniors can learn more about the scholarships by contacting Dana Spencer at [email protected] or (352) 671-6010, or Jim Stroup at the Reddick Public Library at 15150 NW Gainesville Road or (352) 438-2566.

Completed applications can be mailed to the RHS Scholarship Committee, c/o Janice Ray, at PO Box 413, Reddick, FL 32686. The deadline to apply is April 30.